The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) says its deliberate, sector-focused investment promotion strategy in 2025 generated between 120 and 135 investment leads with an estimated potential value of about $11.5 billion, underscoring growing investor confidence in Nigeria’s economic reforms and investment climate.
The Commission disclosed this in a report released recently in Abuja while highlighting key strategies, achievements and milestones recorded during the year in attracting and facilitating investments into the country.
According to NIPC, the 2025 investment promotion approach was deliberately coordinated, multi-channel and sector-driven, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s visibility and competitiveness in global investment markets.
“Overall, the Department’s 2025 performance reflects measurable and results-driven outcomes. During the year, approximately 120 to 135 investment leads were generated, with an estimated potential investment value of about US$11.5 billion,” the commission noted.
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The strategy integrated international investment missions, domestic and sub-national engagements, inbound investor delegations and virtual investment platforms into a unified framework to ensure year-round investor engagement, consistent messaging and structured follow-up.
The Commission noted that its engagements were anchored on high-impact sectors capable of driving economic growth, job creation and value addition.
These sectors included agribusiness and agro-processing, manufacturing and industrial parks, mining and solid minerals, energy and renewables, the digital economy, healthcare, infrastructure and industrial real estate.
The commission noted that priority was given to bankable, investment-ready projects aligned with Nigeria’s economic reform agenda and national development priorities.
At the international level, NIPC said it repositioned Nigeria as a reform-oriented and investment-friendly destination through targeted global engagements. In Brazil, the Commission co-hosted the Brazil–Nigeria Business Forum during the Presidential Mission and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ApexBrasil to deepen joint investment promotion, advancing partnerships in agribusiness, biofuels, mechanisation and industrial logistics.
In China, engagements with China Overseas Engineering Corporation facilitated agro-industrial, logistics and renewable energy projects across several states, resulting in a $150 million investment announcement in Katsina State and a $500 million commitment for the Oyo Integrated Agricultural Park.
Participation in the G20 Investment and Mining Forum in South Africa generated 15 structured investment leads, leading to the signing of key MoUs supporting a $150 million Green Mining Fund, advanced geophysical mapping, gold processing initiatives, hospitality investments and renewable energy projects.
“These engagements advanced partnerships in agribusiness, biofuels, mechanisation, and industrial logistics. In China, engagements with China Overseas Engineering Corporation facilitated agro-industrial, logistics, and renewable energy projects across several states, resulting in a US$150 million investment announcement in Katsina State and a US$500 million commitment for the Oyo Integrated Agricultural Park.
“Participation in the G20 Investment and Mining Forum in South Africa generated 15 structured investment leads which led to the signing of key MoUs supporting a US$150 million Green Mining Fund, advanced geophysical mapping, gold processing initiatives, hospitality investments, and renewable energy projects.”
Engagements under the BRICS Women’s Business Alliance in Russia also promoted women-led investments in technology, healthcare, creative industries and education.
Domestically, the Commission also said that it strengthened collaboration with State Investment Promotion Agencies (SIPAs), positioning states as investment-ready destinations through investment summits, project pipelines and investor matchmaking.
At the Bauchi State Investment Summit, NIPC provided technical support that led to the signing of 47 MoUs with aggregate investment commitments exceeding $5.2 billion, including a $2.7 billion Petrochemical City and a $1 billion Sports and Youth Development Facility.
Similarly, the Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit recorded investment announcements of about ₦480 billion (approximately $331 million), with five MoUs signed and the state acquiring a 20 per cent equity stake in the Funtua Inland Dry Port to strengthen trade and logistics infrastructure.
At the regional level, NIPC said it played a strategic role at the West African Economic Summit by curating the “Business Beyond Borders” Deal Room, where 66 businesses were screened, over 40 investment-ready projects showcased and about $50 million in potential transactions are currently under negotiation under the AfCFTA framework.
The Commission added that inbound trade and investment missions were intensified to convert investor interest into concrete commitments. Engagements with JBS S.A. of Brazil indicated $2.5 billion investment interest in Nigeria’s livestock value chain and supported the signing of the $1 billion Green Imperative agricultural mechanisation initiative, while missions from the Netherlands, Sweden, Colombia, Poland, Belgium and Egypt generated Expressions of Interest and B2B partnerships across key sectors.
Through virtual platforms such as the Afreximbank Virtual Investment Forum, NIPC expanded Nigeria’s global investment reach, engaging participants from 27 countries, generating over 50 investor enquiries and securing more than 30 investment leads in manufacturing and healthcare.
Overall, the Commission said its 2025 performance reflects measurable, results-driven outcomes, including the advancement of 15 to 20 committed projects, facilitation of multiple MoUs and hosting of more than 12 high-level trade missions and inbound investor delegations.
According to NIPC, the outcomes reflect rising investor confidence in Nigeria’s economic reforms, improved federal–state coordination and a growing shift towards value-adding and sustainable investments capable of supporting industrialisation, job creation and long-term economic growth.
